Tailgating

Posted by: JohnC

28th Jan 2011 07:29am

Something I absolutely hate while driving. There is no reason for it and it is very dangerous. Vicroads teaches to leave a 2 second gap from the car in front, but who can estimate 2 seconds while driving at 100km/hr? It is much better to use a rule of thumb which is 1 car length for every 10km/hr of speed, plus 50% more if the road is wet.

Sonny

21st Mar 2011 01:59pm

Yes Tailgating is bad, and it does annoy me also. I have driven cars, trucks, semi trailers, ambulances and fire trucks for the last 25 years and the only thing I can add is something my defensive driving instructor told me, and that was "What ever is behind you is not nearly as important as what is infront of you". Trying to work this out "1 car length for every 10km/hr of speed, plus 50% more if the road is wet." is a whole lot more time consuming and concentration sapping than picking a spot and counting to 2 or 3 in the wet to give you a guide to how much space you should leave between you and the vehicle in front. Having said that, the truth is that some drivers be they young or old male or female really have no idea

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